what do you think of when you hear the
word disability injury impairment
illness condition disabilities may be
visible such as a person with a cane to
navigate vision loss a person in a
wheelchair or invisible such as a person
who experiences anxiety or has a
learning disability you may have a
disability or know someone who does our
understanding of disabilities is
evolving barriers to accessibility
prevent people with disabilities from
fully taking part in the social and
economic life of our communities
barriers can include physical barriers
information and communications barriers
systemic barriers attitudinal barriers
having a disability is not a barrier
however but given what context may
present barriers to people with
disabilities for example a person with
social anxiety does not experience a
barrier when working independently but
does when require to do a presentation
for a meeting in some contexts a
disability can be a great strength for
example a person on the autism spectrum
may be able to maintain extreme focus
and attention to detail by completing
this module you will gain a better
understanding of the issues and an
appreciation for how everyone can
contribute to achieving the
organization's goals